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Gamers ‘Underwhelmed’ By The Xbox One reveal

A poll by a money saving website in the UK has revealed that half of gamers, 52%, appear to be ‘underwhelmed’ by the unveiling of the new Xbox One. Two fifths, 39%, said that they ‘didn’t care about its television capabilities’. The study initially asked ‘What words from the list do you think would best [...]

Black Ops 2 ‘on track for record sales’ – analyst

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is on track to achieve record sales, according to Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz. He said in a research note: “Post-holiday sales trends for BO2 have been significantly better than those for last year’s Modern Warfare 3, and we expect BO2 to slightly beat the previous franchise high [...]

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E3 2013 EA press conference set for June 10

Electronic Arts has confirmed its E3 2013 press conference for June 10. The show will take place at 1pm Pacific, or 9pm UK time. EA will put on its show on the same day as Ubisoft, which has also set its E3 showcase for June 10. The firm will be expected to show more of [...]

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Splinter Cell Blacklist Collector’s Editions

Today, Ubisoft announced details of the Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist Collectors Editions, available exclusively in EMEA territories for the Xbox 360 video game. The 5th Freedom Edition: This prestigious edition includes-          A Sam Fisher figurine (24cm)          A steelbook case          A 96 page graphic novel, Splinter Cell Echoes®          Single and Multiplayer [...]

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Microsoft ‘working to address’ Gears of War Judgment leak

Microsoft is working to address a Gears of War Judgment leak after versions of the upcoming game were today uploaded to popular torrent sites. A representative for the platform holder told us this morning: “We are aware of isolated cases in which Gears of War: Judgment content has been propped on the Web and are [...]

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GRID 2 Set to Race into Retail May 31st

Megarom Interactive (Pty) Ltd., South Africa’s leading importer and distributor of interactive video games, today announced that A new GRID 2, the long-awaited sequel to the BAFTA-award winning, critically acclaimed Race Driver: GRID, will race into UK retail on May 31st for the Xbox 360 video game. Codemasters has released a new gameplay teaser trailer [...]

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FIFA 13 sells 12 million, beats FIFA 12 by 23 per cent

FIFA 13 sold more than 12 million copies during EA’s third quarter of fiscal 2013, the publisher has announced. EA notes that this represents a 23 per cent increase versus FIFA 12 sales in the same period (October 1 – December 31) last year. Having launched on September 25 in US and Sept. 28 in [...]

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FIFA 13 back on Top

Updated: Footy title beats Far Cry 3 and Black Ops 2 to the No.1 spot. FIFA 13 has reclaimed the top spot on the UK all formats chart. The game hasn’t placed outside of the top four since its release 15 weeks ago, although it hasn’t charted at No.1 since week 42 of 2012, according [...]

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Row escalates over Star Wars Battlefront 3 cancellation

A developer who worked on Star Wars Battlefront 3 has entered into a bitter public dispute with an anonymous source who worked at publisher LucasArts when the project was terminated. Battlefront 3 was cancelled at the tail end of 2008 after about two years of development at UK studio Free Radical. The game’s cancellation preceded [...]

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Forza Horizon Review “stunning visuals, sound and gameplay”

UK game developer Playground Games, in cooperation with Turn 10 Studios, cobbled up a team of the brightest stars in the racing game development niche and came up with Forza Horizon, a spin-off of the hugely successful Forza Motorsport series. Unsurprisingly, gamers can expect the same lush visuals, incredible audio and game physics that can [...]

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